shadow460 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 (edited) Left: Stack of about a dozen O2 games for $4 each. Also left when common sense won out over impulse purchase... LaserActive with controller for $160. I thought at first it was a laser disc player, and I considered buying it for that alone. It did not appear to have either of the expansion modules, but the controller was in the shape of a Genesis controller with the LaserActive logo on it. I figured $160 was a bit steep, but I will keep my eyes on the thing, that is for sure. I do not know if there were any games for it in the store, but the Golden Goose flea market has a vendor who sells laser disc movies. Edited May 27, 2009 by shadow460 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Left: Stack of about a dozen O2 games for $4 each. Also left when common sense won out over impulse purchase... LaserActive with controller for $160. I thought at first it was a laser disc player, and I considered buying it for that alone. It did not appear to have either of the expansion modules, but the controller was in the shape of a Genesis controller with the LaserActive logo on it. I figured $160 was a bit steep, but I will keep my eyes on the thing, that is for sure. I do not know if there were any games for it in the store, but the Golden Goose flea market has a vendor who sells laser disc movies. Was that a thrift store selling it for that much? Man that would drive me nuts because I would love to have a Laseractive, but not for that price. Yesterday at another game store in Portland I found (all loose): Wayne Gretzky's Hockey (NES) Willow (NES) Track and Field II (NES) NARC (NES) WWF Wrestlemania The Arcade Game (GEN) Double Dribble: The Playoff Edition(GEN) Metal Gear Solid Perfect Guide Metal Gear Solid Substance Guide Streets of Rage (GG) I bought SOR to re-sell, but the rest are for me to play. I'll probably just play most of them enough to write a review for my site and then kick them to the curb, but we'll see what's worth keeping. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frizo Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I went to my local pawn shop and picked these games out: (all for Atari 2600) Pacman (1$) Adventure (2$) Haunted House (2$) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Picked up a "The making of Wing Commander III" VHS at the local thriftshop the other day, paid about $0.25 for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futuramaooy Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Whole bunch of Atari Lynx games today. Ms. Pac Man Blue Lightning Electrocop Scrapyard Dog Dracula the Undead. The last 2 games coming in their box and ScrapYard dog coming with the poster/instructions. this this is frickin' HUGE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Whole bunch of Atari Lynx games today. Ms. Pac Man Blue Lightning Electrocop Scrapyard Dog Dracula the Undead. The last 2 games coming in their box and ScrapYard dog coming with the poster/instructions. this this is frickin' HUGE! Where did you find these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futuramaooy Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Whole bunch of Atari Lynx games today. Ms. Pac Man Blue Lightning Electrocop Scrapyard Dog Dracula the Undead. The last 2 games coming in their box and ScrapYard dog coming with the poster/instructions. this this is frickin' HUGE! Where did you find these? At a Gametraders in Australia, they recieved a model I and II Lynx and a bunch of games. I bought the model II from the same Gametraders as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famicommander Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I bought a lower mid-range Laserdisc player complete with original packaging and remote, with the following movies: Spawn-Special Edition Terminator Terminator 2 Special Edition Top Gun True Lies Jurassic Park Letterboxed Edition The Lost World: Jurassic Park Godzilla (recent version, still sealed) Men in Black Strange Brew Total Recall Alien Special Widescreen Collector's Edition Aliens Special Widescreen Collector's Edition Broken Arrow The Hunt for Red October Letterbox Edition Last Action Hero Blade Runner: The Director's Cut Pulp Fiction Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie Robocop Collector's Edition The X-Files (sealed)] For 50 dollars, delivered to my house from Craigslist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercylon Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I haven't posted any of my finds, so I'll summarize... 1. Atari 7800 in good condition with about 15 or so games. Nothing more than R3. Ebay for around $40. 2. 4 port Atari 5200 in box with about 8-10 commons for $30 from craigs list. I ended up not keeping the box. It was in very bad shape and musty. However, it did the job of keeping the 5200 in great shape. Of course, I had to fix the controllers. 3. 15 Misc common 2600 carts for a $1-$2 each (space invaders, etc). Only slightly rare one was Pitfall II with no actiplaque. 4. From various thrift locations: 1 normal colored SNES with hookups, controllers, SuperMario World, Yoshi's Island, SuperMario All Stars, Starfox, Super R-Type, Super Street Fighter 2, Donkey Kong Country 2, Game Genie (haven't figured out how to use it). I'm guessing all of that cost somewhere between $60-$70, but I'm not digging up all of the receipts to find out exactly. 5. Most recent were one ASCIIware SNES controller for about $3 and a Command and Conquer collection (has everything before C&C3) for $7. There was a model 2 Sega Genesis there for $17, but I left it. The collection that was put out for the 360/PS3 satisfies most of my genesis needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Ok, I think I had a pretty good weekend. Friday after work, hit an advertised yard sale that had lots of game stuff, but only a few things I needed. Picked up: Original gray Gameboy in near perfect condition, no screen scratches or anything, in a long plastic carry case: $4 Original CLEAR Gameboy in clear plastic case, used but in great shape, with 4 games Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Land, Super Mario Land and Tetris plus a Gameboy link cable $10 Gamecube Wavebird wireless receiver plug $.50 (I know I've pass up a Wavebird before because the dongle was missing!) Black plastic Atari cart holder, big one too, holds 24 carts and a slot for manuals $.50 Video Speedway for the CDi $1 (I've never even seen a CDi, much less own one, but I thought, why not.) Today at yard sales, some nice deals: PS2 Guitar Hero 1 $3! (I offered a guy at a flea market $10 for a copy of this last week, he said no way!) Ps3 Tetris Worlds $2 Gamecube Lego Star Wars II Original Trilogy $3 Gamecube Ultimate Spider-man $3 N64 in Jungle Green, with memory expansion, 3 controllers (2 green, 1 gray - all with good sticks) and three games including Quake 2, Cyber Tiger Golf and Twisted Edge Snowboarding - All for $15 Radica Sega Genesis plug and play - the one with the little Genesis that can be hacked - $2.35 My best find of the weekend, and probably for the rest of the year, reminded me why you should ALWAYS open all zipper cases! I'm at an "estate sale" and see a rectangular black zipper bag on a table, looked like it was probably for cassettes or something. So I check it out anyway as per my rule above, and what do I reveal? Oh nothing, except a SEGA NOMAD, with a battery holder and power supply! So I look for a price tag, oh yeah, IT'S $2! Man what could be better than finding a complete Sega Nomad for only two bucks? How about finding another one that is also two dollers! That's right, sitting under the case was ANOTHER case with ANOTHER Nomad for only $2! I thought I was going to poop! I've tested them both out and they are both great. Both are immaculate, they even have the original film over the screens. In the picture it looks like the screens are scratched, but that is just on the protective film. I know I will keep one for sure, haven't decided about the other yet. Man what I great day, although this only deepens my addicition.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I thought I was going to poop! I've tested them both out and they are both great. Both are immaculate, they even have the original film over the screens. In the picture it looks like the screens are scratched, but that is just on the protective film. I know I will keep one for sure, haven't decided I woulda pooped. nothing that good ever happens for me. Too many searchers in Nashville. I did get a Nomad a few weeks back for like $40 with games but the battery box is broken AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tugboat450 Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 That has got to be the best Nomad deal ever! I absolutely love mine, nothing like a little Genesis action before some shut eye. Ok, I think I had a pretty good weekend. Friday after work, hit an advertised yard sale that had lots of game stuff, but only a few things I needed. Picked up: Original gray Gameboy in near perfect condition, no screen scratches or anything, in a long plastic carry case: $4 Original CLEAR Gameboy in clear plastic case, used but in great shape, with 4 games Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Land, Super Mario Land and Tetris plus a Gameboy link cable $10 Gamecube Wavebird wireless receiver plug $.50 (I know I've pass up a Wavebird before because the dongle was missing!) Black plastic Atari cart holder, big one too, holds 24 carts and a slot for manuals $.50 Video Speedway for the CDi $1 (I've never even seen a CDi, much less own one, but I thought, why not.) Today at yard sales, some nice deals: PS2 Guitar Hero 1 $3! (I offered a guy at a flea market $10 for a copy of this last week, he said no way!) Ps3 Tetris Worlds $2 Gamecube Lego Star Wars II Original Trilogy $3 Gamecube Ultimate Spider-man $3 N64 in Jungle Green, with memory expansion, 3 controllers (2 green, 1 gray - all with good sticks) and three games including Quake 2, Cyber Tiger Golf and Twisted Edge Snowboarding - All for $15 Radica Sega Genesis plug and play - the one with the little Genesis that can be hacked - $2.35 My best find of the weekend, and probably for the rest of the year, reminded me why you should ALWAYS open all zipper cases! I'm at an "estate sale" and see a rectangular black zipper bag on a table, looked like it was probably for cassettes or something. So I check it out anyway as per my rule above, and what do I reveal? Oh nothing, except a SEGA NOMAD, with a battery holder and power supply! So I look for a price tag, oh yeah, IT'S $2! Man what could be better than finding a complete Sega Nomad for only two bucks? How about finding another one that is also two dollers! That's right, sitting under the case was ANOTHER case with ANOTHER Nomad for only $2! I thought I was going to poop! I've tested them both out and they are both great. Both are immaculate, they even have the original film over the screens. In the picture it looks like the screens are scratched, but that is just on the protective film. I know I will keep one for sure, haven't decided about the other yet. Man what I great day, although this only deepens my addicition.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STICH666 Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Well that blows my $7 Nomad right out of the fucking water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulag picture radio Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Wow. Congrats on those nomads. In my thrifting career, I've only ever found 2-3 Nomads, and none of them ever worked. i was just thinking about a half hour ago how much I'd like to have one, or maybe a CDX... Anyway, I had my own sort of luck: mini PSone with clear official controller - $3 clear green PS controller -.99 PS - Phantom Menace (as if the movie weren't bad enough - .99 PS - Driver - .99 PS - Ridge Racer - .99 Lightpen from a cash register. Don't know what I can do with it, but it was 99 cents. Kodak PhotoCD player - mini version. I still have lots of Photo CD's from the early 90's, this was new in the box. $4.50 Game Cube + GB Player - $7 TiVo - free in alley (I'll probably just rip out the hard drive) NetMD enabled MiniDisc player abandoned at my friend's work for 5 years - free with sealed blank MD's too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickHarrisMaine Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 New Salvation Army store just opened..... Picked up a complete, boxed and minty Knights of the Old Republic for the PC---$1.99 Amidar----$.99 and a complete Playstation 1, model 9001.....had a copy of Reel Fishing in it.....$5.99 not as good as Mr. Gilbert's finds, but not bad..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 not as good as Mr. Gilbert's finds, but not bad..... Hey man, don't feel bad. If you look back at my posts, there are plenty of weekends where I don't find anything! It seems to go in cycles designed to drive me crazy. It will feel like 2 weekends in a row will be horrible, so I swear I'm going to give it up. Then I had a weekend like this and it pulls me back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Yakapucci Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Picked up a few things at a sale this weekend. I got a Game Genie for the SNES loose for $1, a Sony mini-disc player with no cables or discs for $1 and a Game Gear with 4 carts, A/C adapter and carrying bag for $5. Turns out that the GG doesn't work, but it will give me something more to tinker with. JY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27ace27 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 marble madness, 2 disc, 5.25", complete in folder w/ manuals .50$ kenner sports football complete (even battery cover(handheld from 80's)) .99$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HFK Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Picked up a boxed Telegames Super Video Arcade with sixteen boxed games for $10 today. The boxes all have some wear but at least they are there. I didn't have a SVA and one of the games and when I got it home it works! I remember now why I don't play my Intellivsion much, just can't get into the discs, good games, not my favorite controller though. Lots of people thinking they had a fortune sitting there like $10 Atari and Nintendo commons, actually saw a loose 2600 Pac for $20. The cheapest NES games I saw were $2 each, nothing good at all. Lots of overpriced crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 (edited) Scored the aforementioned LaserActive unit today. I did not realize it had the Genesis pack installed. I just assumed it was part of the unit and I didn't pay attention to the logos on it. It has the Genesis style game controller, a standard remote with deader than heck batteries, and the Genesis pack which allows the use of Genesis carts and Sega CD games. I assume 32X games do not work with it, since mine do not physically fit the pack. Now there's more, as I got some stuff to use with it. Rebel Assault I cost me $4. I also purchased a stack of laser discs for it, and you won't believe the prices: $1 titles: Jack (letterboxed) Forrest Gump My Best Friend's Wedding Cinderella Snow White Aladdin A Time to Kill Eraser $2 titles: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Star Trek: First Contact Elvis on Tour SE7EN Jurassic Park The Hunt for Red October The Firm Terminator 2: Judgement Day Mr Holland's Opus Honey, I Shrunk the Kids The Truth About Cats and Dogs (good movie, but this means I just wasted $5 on the DVD a while back) And that's it. Not one of the movies cost me over $2, and there are tons more where those came from. I know, I know, pics or it didn't happen. That means I gotta put First Contact on hold. grrr... watching Troi get drunk is hilarious. Oh, I almost forgot. I was wrong about the price. It was 75% off, so I paid only $40 for the LaserActive, its remote, the Pioneer Genesis controller, and the Genesis pack. I thought it would be half price, at $80, so I took the other $40 and got the movies. I got a very nasty looking 2600 Fathom cart for $8 today also. I'll transplant the board into my nice looking one that has a dead board. Edited June 1, 2009 by shadow460 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Here it all is, all but the Elvis video and First Contact, which is currently in the player. That's my Saturn sitting on its head in the background. I promise the fanboys that I'll set it back up, ok? This weekend I wanna pick up Speed over at the flea market, and maybe some other. Some of those movies are ones I think my wife would be interested in. I think she has several of them on VHS, and while she wants them on DVD I figure that these are a nice stop gap until the laser discs give up. I'll need a lot of popcorn to go with all of those. I suppose that I could try to locate some movies and trade them for a serving of popcorn. I prefer butter and salt, and make sure it stays hot in the mail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famicommander Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 If you want a real Laserdisc experience, you'll want a better player than a LaserActive. They're cool because of all they can do, but the video and audio playback is sub-par. Laserdisc is an analog format, meaning the quality of your visual experience is heavily dependent upon the quality of your player and the disc itself. If you've got a crappy player and a bad disc, you're barely going to notice an improvement over VHS. If you've got a nice player, a properly mastered disc, and a good sound setup it'll be virtually indistinguishable from DVD from a visual standpoint and even better from an audio standpoint. While DVD is higher resolution, it's also lossy and prone to artifacting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STICH666 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 If you want a real Laserdisc experience, you'll want a better player than a LaserActive. They're cool because of all they can do, but the video and audio playback is sub-par. Laserdisc is an analog format, meaning the quality of your visual experience is heavily dependent upon the quality of your player and the disc itself. If you've got a crappy player and a bad disc, you're barely going to notice an improvement over VHS. If you've got a nice player, a properly mastered disc, and a good sound setup it'll be virtually indistinguishable from DVD from a visual standpoint and even better from an audio standpoint. While DVD is higher resolution, it's also lossy and prone to artifacting. No. Laserdisc can either be Analog or Digital depending on which player you buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famicommander Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 The video is ALWAYS analog. The sound is usually digital, but can be analog if you're using really old stuff. Laserdisc is an analog video signal. Each band on the disc corresponds to a single frame on screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Elvis on Tour! Sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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